The Chronicle Review: The Tyranny of Metrics

[THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] #subscribelink [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Chronicle Review Monday, January 29, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( This Week --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Tyranny of Metrics]( [premium] By Jerry Z. Muller The quest to quantify everything undermines higher education. [Technology Makes Amnesiacs of Us All]( [premium] By Francis O’Gorman And the academy only hastens our forgetting. In Views --------------------------------------------------------------- [What to Do When It’s Your Crisis]( By James C. Garland Advice for college presidents: After a scandal erupts on campus, your actions must reflect the values of your institution and its leaders. [Duck and Cover: Teaching Survival in Donald Trump’s America]( By Beau Ewan How can we, as educators, not discuss with students the real threats posed by climate change, immigration policies — and nuclear brinkmanship? [Why Community Colleges Are Good for You]( By Carl J. Strikwerda These unsung engines of higher education deserve the resources and respect to be equal partners with four-year institutions. [The Benefits of Doing It Wrong]( By David Gooblar Why you should invite your students to write badly, perform an experiment incorrectly, or botch an equation. [Find us on Facebook]( and [Follow us on Twitter.]( Recently in the Review --------------------------------------------------------------- [What’s So Dangerous About Jordan Peterson?]( By Tom Bartlett Not long ago, he was an obscure psychology professor. Now he leads a flock of die-hard disciples. [The Simplest Course I Ever Taught]( [premium] By Paula Marantz Cohen We too often strive for complexity and comprehensiveness in the classroom. Simplicity can be better. [The Futile Quest to Make Trumpism Intellectually Respectable]( By Nathan Pippenger Academics may be flunking Trump 101, but paying more attention to conservative ideas won’t help. From the Archives --------------------------------------------------------------- [Big Doubts About Big Data]( By Emma Uprichard More information doesn’t make the world a less complicated place. [View the Latest Jobs in Higher Education]( Tools & Resources --------------------------------------------------------------- [Your Guide to the Ins and Outs of Negotiating in Academe]( Kudos on having an offer in hand. But that’s just the starting point for negotiations. Our experts tell you how to weigh the terms and broker a better outcome. [Download it here.]( [A Strategy Guide for Second-Round Interviews]( You made the first cut, but the campus-interview stage is even tougher. This free booklet is your survival manual. [Download it here.]( [THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] 1255 Twenty-Third St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Add us on Google+](chroniclehighereducation/posts?elqTrackId=f1221bd6ac0842ae97550d2ebc85b867&elq=63f1f61db6654732b01016bedca8533c&elqaid=17629&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=7751) [Subscribe Today]( Get the insight you need for success in academe. [Stop receiving this newsletter]( Copyright © 2018 The Chronicle of Higher Education